Cotton huller, cleaner, and feeder.



J. E. WOLFI-NGER. COTTON HULLER, CLEANER, AND FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1912,

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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1,070,934, Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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t .Telnr FRANKLIN wonr'xNGERg-or Bo'rzN'roni oKLAHoMA.

...Be .it known that I, JOHN V-Vonr'i.1jr-GER, a citizen of the United States,A and aresident of' Boynton, 'inthe county-- of :Muskogee and State of. Oklahoma, 'have4 invented a new.

and Improved Cotton Hull'e'r,.C leaner,` and Feeder,"'of Which'the following is afyfullr' clear, and exact description, o I This lnventlon'relates to cotton machincry, and an object of the invention is to pro vide an inexpensive cotton h ulle'r, cleaner and feeder, simple 1n construction and loperl iationfv that willeiiiei'ently and lfflPdly 'Sepa rate the hulls and ,foreign substances from cotton so that, the cotton lis'cle'a'n when en" tering the feed tothe ginmill.

To .carry outthe objects" above Stated I employ a 'plurality V.of drivencylinders provided with lfeeding andfdisintegrating means on same, or otherwise associated iwith,

andthe whole Asupportedand inclosed Kin a proper casing.

Reference is to be had to the accompany*-l ng drawings forming-a part of this's'peei fication, in which-similar' characters of re-f erence indicate corresponding parts in'all the views. Y

Figure l is 'a side elevation of an embodi ment of my invention; Fig. 2 i`s a vertical section' on line 2 2; andFig. 3 is .a face elevation of the invention withgthe frame partly cut away.4 i

The machine'is-mounted .on a suitably constructed casing 11 provided with a hop# per 10 through which the cottonto be cleaned is fed. 4A baille plate 12'is provided under the aperture in the hopper'to direct the cotton boils on a revolving drum' 13, which is preferably provided with longitue' dinal slots 14 on its lateral surt'ace to 'better grip Vthe cotton boilsv and feed the same t'o a -revolving drum 15;-,A vThe drum 15 is provided on its lateral surface Awith radiallyand outwardly projecting pins 1Q evenly distributed on the surface and nearly contacting with the surface ofl drum 13 in the-re'- volvi`ng motion, thereby picking up the cot-' ton boils fed toward said pins bythe. drum 13 and carrying' the bollsin the direction against the advancing'lnaterial and indi-4 jspeciicatio'n o! Letters Patenti' PtnedA v`Appunti@.maseparan-w24.,11m., -seria1jro.`722,o74.

cated bythe arrow. The 'cotton boils picked f `u-p' bythe pins 1'6" are deliveredwith force on to theY directing piane 17 or against an adjustable baiiie vplate 18 hinged vat the upper end} andf= ha\'ing adjustable member-s1?) at. itsflower end.V Near this lower end ofthe surface 22 and a` space 20 formed by the end v of plate-'18 and the drum 21.v which isadjustable b v means of. the member 19..

-Most"otthe cotton boils, d -ue to impact-- .with the baiile 'plate 1 8v and the directing yadjustablepiate 18a revolubleldruin 21 is' i provided having 'a .finely corrugated lateral pla-ne '17, b eeoine disintegratedl and Ythe loosehulls drop. ,through the space'oleftbetween.

the baille plate 1S and the revolving cylinder 21. as will, 'also the foreign substances, .asf nails, pebblesj's'and andA other. materials that may-be in the'cottorn and .that become loose during the motion ofthe cotton. The piane 17,l plate 18,'andrevolving cylinder 21 form adlop'per with an adjustable anda fixed opening. 'The revolving. cylinder 21 'with the finely corrugat ed,'lateral surface 22 disintegrates' also the cotton boils by rotating 'the same' with its surface against' the end.

4ofthe plate 18 and delivers the seed cotton,

'together With whatbolis were lnot disintegrated from -the cotton vto thevsaw cylinder 23. 'The-saw cylinder `is'p'referably formed of steelsaw disks 24,- spaeed apart by means ofwa'shers 25 of a smaller-diameter than the saw disks and concentric with same and mounted onsame shaft, the seed'cotton being picked up' b v thc l-disk sawsand the cotton bollscarried away by the saw cylinder between. the saw disks.v .A revolving .cylinder 2 6; placed above the sa-w cylinder;

is provided with four rows ofp'insQ? p rojcctingoutwardlv from the lateral surface and evenly distributed on same, and making throw, the bolls will become disintegrated is fulcrumedvintermediate its ends. The le- 65 and, as above stated the hull will fall.

through space and vthe 'seed cotton delivered again by the surface 22 of cylinder 21m the saw cylinder 23.

A drum 28 rovided with radially, outwardly projecting pins 29.`and evenly distributed over its lateral surface, is placed' below the saw cylinder. The cotton delivered by the saw is Vreceived by the pins 29 of drum 26 and cai'ried in the direction indicated by the arrow. A screen 30, pref- .erably of wire fabric, circles the lowerpart ot drum 28, so that the terminals of the pins of the drum are in close proximity with the curved surface formed'by the screen at- A tached to cross-pieces 31 and 32 'provided in the frame structure. -In consequence of this close proximity of the pins and the screen,

the cotton carried by the driim28, by means of pins.29, is rubbed against the screen anti any impurity contained -in tlie cotton and the s eed attached to it, is disintegrated and forced through said screen. The cotton, after being rubbed against the screen is carried bv the pins 29 toward the chute 33 and then falls into the hopper 3l, from where it is fedto the' in mill. The impurities falling through t e space 20,-bctween the baille plate 18 and the roller 21, and the impurities forced through. the screen 30, fall into a receptacle in whicha conveyer 36 is rotating, forcing the impurities out of the framework.

The lengths of all the cylinders and drums are the same as th space between theA walls of the frame 1 1, and said walls are provided with bearings into which said cylinders and drums are fittedv and journaled. All the baille plates and -the directing plane extend through the entire length vbetween the t\vo` side walls, and the `frame inclosing the whole is provided lin certain parts'witli hinged doors, so as to facilitate the inspection and reparation of parts if required.

The motive-power is applied to pulley 87 rigidly attached to one end of shaft 38'of saw cylinder 23 projecting out of the side walls of the frame, and the otherend of -shaft -38 projecting out of the other side wall, carries two pulleys 39 and 40. A belt 4l passing over pulley 42 placed on 'a shaft,

43 of drum 15, pulley 44 placed on shaft 45 of drum 28 and an idler 46 attached to a tensiondeviee, contact with pulley 39 by means of which said belt is driven. Another belt 47 is mounted on pulley Al0, passing over iiilleys 48 and 49 mounted on shafts of e 'linders 26 and 21 respectively. An idler 50 is positioned .between pulleys 48 and 49 bearing against the belt 47 and is attached to a tension device. The tension device of idler 4G consists of a lever 51 having at one end -the idler 46 and at the other onda lever ver 52 at one end is provided-,with a handle and near the handle with..-tecth. ,5f3 ll gg .ing a plate 54 fixed in the frame 11j-'by means of the teeth and plates the Vtension of belt 41 is adjusted, as can be easily.seen from Fi g. 1. The other tension device associated with idler 50 consists also of-a lever 5 5,

similar to lever 51, and having a-lever 56- provided with a slot 57 and a bolt projectingl through the slot and attached to the fraaie and havinga nut, so that the tension of the belt 47 is-adjusted by -placing th e lever '.56

in the desired position and `mair'i'taining same' by means of the nut bearing againstl the lever- 56.in the desired' position. i

Thal-.shaft 45 of drum 28 intermediatethe pulley 44 and the sidewall carries a pinion 58 meshing with-a spur ear 59 journaling on shaft 60 attached to t e side mail of the frame, as seen in Figs.'1 and 3. A crank arm 61 is rigidly associated with the ar 59 and is providedvwith a series of' openings 62 adaptedto receive bolt 63. The shaft 64 of of the frame is provided with .a4 ratchet tached to a branches and intermediate 'thetwopawls drum 13v projecting through the side wall neets the free branch of theT membel with I the crank arm 61 by means of the bolt 63..' It

can be easily seen that during-the rotation f of the pulley 39 the pulleys42 and 44 will rotate in the direction indicated in Fi 1 and. in consequence, the pinion 58 attac ed 4 i.

to shaft 45 will rotate in the direction indicated and transmit its motion to spur gear 59 and, in consequence, the crank arjm 6l will rotate in the saine direction as indicated in Adrawing 1, and by means of the connecting rod 70 the T member 69 will rock and` the pawls 66 and 67 will alternately turn the ratchet wheel 65 and, therefore, the'drum' 13, and, as above stated, this rotation will feed thecotton toward the -drum'15. It can be easily seen from Fig. 1 that by advan' ing the connecting rod and the extremity of the crank arm 61 agreater displacement of the ratchet ivhcel 65 may be o in consequence, the speed of feed of cotton is also increased.

tained and,V-

It can be here remarked that the cotton advanced by drum 13 toward thel drinn 15 ispickcd"upvwith the pins 16 of druni 15 and there the disintegration of the cotton bolla really begins. The vcotton bolls advanced by the pins 16 are thrown against the baille plate 18 and the directing plane 17,

-and the extraneous -matter contained in the cotton will begin to'loosen from thecotton,

and vcoming in contactwtith the drum 21 revolving in a direction'opposite to] their niol tion will only'allow the discharge of foreign matters'a'nd thenseed cotton itself will betlirown against the saw cylini'lerfQ-B.. T he cylinder 26 is, provided with pins 27' enga-ging'between the saw disks, as 4 above de` scribed, and prevents any 'cotton-bells from", passing 'and 'will throw same agamstthe -baflie plate anddisintegrating .same. The

seed cotton advanced by the' saw, as above' described, will be'again cleaned by the 'pins 29 of driini 28 rubbingthe-'cotton against the screen B Of soj that the" cotton will 4be 'thor Aoughly cleaned when entering the gin mill from oi'iening 33 andli'opper. 34. While the drinn and c l'ind'ers can be.

i driven at different speedsgLI-'have found in practice that-the preferred speeds for drinn "-15, saw cylinder '23,5 andfdriini .28 are from 1. A machine o'tlhe'class described comprising a' hopper 'having 'a directing plate'l to direct the'cottoii bolls, a revol-nble feeding drum having lateral slots associated'with said hopper and plate, a ratchetwheel rigidly associated with said feeding; drum, and means associated "with 'said ratchetwheel whereby said drinn is revolved adjustablyV and intermittently.

2. A machine of-thewclass descrihedcomf pi'i'sing a hopper having.adirecting plate to ,direct the 4cotton bol-ls, a' revolublefeeding drum having lateral slots associated 'with idly associated with4 said. feeding diam,- pawls adapted to engage said ratchet -whecl, a T member associated with said pawls, a connecting-rod'associated with saidT meinber, and ine'ans'associated with said connect-.

ing rod whereby said T .member `and said,

paivlsare actuated vand thereby rotatetlie ratchet wheel. 3, A machine of the class describedconr, prising a hopper having a directing'- plate to direct the cotton-boils, a reyol-n'ble 'feeding drinn having lateral slots associated with said hopper and plate, a ratchet wl-i'eel rig-j idly assm-ated with said-feeding dr'uin,j paivls adapted to engage said ratchetiv-heel, a T member associated witli said pawls, a connecting rod associated with said T mein' ber, and'adjiistable means associated with the connecting-rod whereby'the speed of the' feeding drinn-may be varied. i

4. A revoli'ible-eed diiini laterally slotted' adapted to carry cotton boils, vaisecond rev-'f oliible drinn having means on Aitsl lateral- Vvsurface for engaging the cotton boils conveyed by said feed drinn-and revolvingin tlie' sai'n`e direction.- and in close proximity;

tofsaid feed drumso as to check theiidvancgated surface and revolving in a Adirection tween said adjustable plate and cylinder, said adjustable plate .ande directing plane' directing the .motion 'oeottonbolls from ond revoluble cylinder having a pliirality .of projecting meinbers'inakinglan angle `of thirty Adegreeswith'the tangent of ythe `latsai'd members engaging the cylinder between the saws. and thereby the cotton boils-.pie

againstsaid adjustable -plate and above said "corrugated cylinder.' l g A "revoliihl saw -cylinderadapted to `carry seed cotton, a revoliible drinn having ni'eans-n-its lateralsurface civieacting with said saw. cylinder and revolving inajdirecfA saw, a screen associated with the-lower Vpor- '.e'ral surface and positionedincloscfproxlunityl to said meanson said drinn :indico-1 acting with the saine, anda chiite associated -cleaned cotton is delivered'.

pi-ising` a hopper, a 'revoliibleI feeding di'iini cotton bolls from said hopper, lanother driiln face to reeeivefthe co'tton'bolls fed'by'said corrugated surface and revolving in aldiiectioi1' opp isite to said second dr'inii, a di*- ond drinn and said cylinder, an adjustable vassociated 'with said ,first cylinder and reindei having ineansprojecting from its latze'i'iil' siirfaceand cngag'ing'said saw cylinder between. 'the saws, afdruiii -eofactingayith said saw cylinder having nieifins on its lat- .itsf laici-:il 's'ii'i'faee, `a chiite' iii-:ir said' last opposite to said Adriini,'a .directing plane iii-* terposed between-said second driimandsaidj cylinder, an vadjustableplateassociated with.'

said cylinder, :t "predetermined space 'beferal surface at-the pointyof intersection,-

.viously not disintegrated 'are againorced tion 4opposite' to said' saw AC 'yi'inleg said .means on the surface of lsaid drinjn being adapted to receive theseed cotton from said '6. 'A machine of the-class described comf 105 laterallyslotted'and adapted'to receive the revolving'in' the saine direction as lsaid feedj ing drum-having mean-s on the` lateral' siirrenting plane interposed between said sec-v volving in th'e, saine. direction, ii-third cyl- 'eial 4surface.- to gen'gage tlie seed cottoinga eiii'een associated .with 'said in'eaii's on sind' last iin'ntio ne'd drinn -aiid encircling half of:

o liible` cylinder havingga'laterally corriisaid second drinn tosaid corrugated cylinder, a.v revoluble saw cylinder revolving in. the .same direction as said corrugated cylin'` fd'er' and co-acting with tliesaine, and a'section of said drum encircling4 half o fits laty ioo with `said drinn and. screen into which the feedinfr' di'iini a cilinder havine' a 'Intel-alf.' h 7 v Y h plate'associat/d with*Saidcyliniler and lei'liv'- ,A ing :i predetermined space betiveeiifsaid ad-l jiistzib'le plate and cylindena sawcylinderi mentioned drum ,for permittin cotton to, name to this specification in the presence of 1pass, and a (oxveyer -asocia wih gid two subscribing witnesses.

ast mcntione rum an screen an a ve mentioned corrugated cgflinder andl adjust- J0EE FRANKLIN WOLFINGER 5 able plate to convey t e impurities from Witnesses: the cotton. E. W. DAYTON,

Intestimony whereof I'have signed my FREEM4N P. CORNISH. 

